Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Night Terrors and Bed Wetting



Ha...somedays I feel this way, but not last night!

Chris and I got very little sleep last night.  Mia has been having night terrors.  She has them 2-3 times a month and they are so upsetting.  I did a little research on Web MD and apparently 1-6% of children experience night terrors. 
Last night, Mia woke up at midnight screaming.  She was inconsolable.  She was kicking us and thrashing around her bed.  She would scream for me and then scream for Chris.  It was obvious that she could not hear us as we were trying to calm her down.  It was so disturbing.
We held here, rubbed her back, and tried to sooth her for about 20 minutes while she screamed.  Finally, she woke up.  She had no idea what had happened, only that I was holding her. 
She then wanted to sleep in our room.  After an experience like that....how could we say no?  She scared us! 
Three a.m. this morning, I wake up, laying in a pool of pee.  Ugh....Good Morning to me, right?  We had to stripe the sheets, change her,  and make the bed.  My the time we finished and I fell back to sleep, it was 5am and my alarm clock was going off. 
I think its going to be a rough day. 
How was your night?
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5 comments:

  1. AshleyAugust 22, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    Oh no!! I hope you can get some more sleep tonight.

    My cousin's son used to have very bad nightmares, but he outgrew it!! So hopefully Mia will as well!

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  2. Because Shanna Said SoAugust 23, 2012 at 12:03 AM

    hang in there! i have heard lots of my friends talk about their kids having night terrors. it's a face and will pass. The bed wetting, well, I am still dealing with that one! :(
    Shanna

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  3. RosieAugust 23, 2012 at 8:31 AM

    Oh my goodness - that sounds like such a traumatic experience. I babysat for my friend's little girls once and I heard her crying loudly over the baby monitor. But when I went up and spoke to her -there was no reaction. So I picked her up, sat in her bed and just cuddled her while she slept/cried and until she stopped. She didn't wake up during the whole thing.

    I don't have kids, she wasn't even mine and I was still really freaked out.

    Hopefully, it will get better.

    Rosie xx

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    1. KarenAugust 23, 2012 at 8:38 AM

      Thanks...it is scary. She kicks and screams so it is hard to hold her when it happens. They say kids outgrow it so hoping it will be sooner than later :).

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  4. JennyAugust 23, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    Oh no! That must be so hard seeing your little girl go through that. My kids just hate going to bed and are kinda scared of the dark, but they haven't actually had night terrors :(

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